New PhD on Virtual Reality Simulation in Laparoscopic Surgical Education
On 28.05.2014 Fredrik Halvorsen, MD defended his thesis on Virtual Reality Simulation in Laparoscopic Surgical Education at Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo. The commission judging the work was; professor Jørn Kjæve, Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, associate professor Ronald Mårvik, Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim and professor Egil Johnson, Institute for Clinical Medicine, Univerity of Oslo. On the image dr Halvorsen is flanked by his mentors professor Erik Fosse (left) and dr Odd Mjåland.
Regional CT-Forum focusing on CT Thorax
The Physicists at The Intervention Centre hosted the Regional CT-Forum on May 6th 2014. Last Regional CT Forum focused on CT of the Liver. This time the focus was CT of the thorax. 120 radiologists, radiographers and physicists representing all hospitals in the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority attended the Forum. Among topis discussed were; surgical consequences of the investigation, treatment of emphysema with bronchial valves, image quality and radiation dosis in CT thorax, contrast optimalization, protocols and pitfalls in lung emboli, protocols and pitfalls in tumor protocols, spectral imaging and finally ultra low dose CT thorax. The meeting was rounded up with plenary discussions.
Outstanding research papers at Oslo University Hospital rewarded
Before easter 6 research groups were rewarded 50.000 NOK each by Oslo University Hospital for exceptional publications with high impact published during during 2. half of 2013. Among the price winners were dr. Kyrre Eeg-Embem from The Intervention Centre. Eeg-Emblem et.al's paper entiteled Vessel architectural imaging identifies cancer patient responders to anti-angiogenic therapy was published in Nature Medicine. Dr. Eeg-Emblem is number three from left on the picture. Announcement on the hospital web portal (Norwegian text)
Workshop on Sensor Communications & Technologies, Body Area Networks, e-Health Services and Standardization
The Intervention Centre, in cooperation with Hermes Partnership and COST Action IC0905-TERRA, organized the “Workshop on Sensor Communications & Technologies, Body Area Networks, e-Health Services and Standardization.” This event took place on April 4, 2014, in Florence, Italy, in the framework of the 8th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT) sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The workshop consisted of high quality technical presentations and a general discussion in which the participants identified future trends and new research directions for the advancement of medical sensing technology. Dr. Raúl Chávez-Santiago from the Intervention Centre delivered the keynote talk “Dual-Band Cognitive Radio for Wearable Sensors in Hospitals,” in which he emphasized the need for novel and more effective techniques to mitigate interference in sensor networks for healthcare.
Best Oral Poster at IHPBA in Seoul March 2014
Aasmund Fretland was awarded the 500 USD prestigeous "Best Oral Poster Presentation Price" at the 11th World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Billary Association in Seoul, Korea, March 22-27 2014. The presentation concerned IL-6 in patients included in the ongoing randomised clinical trial Oslo-CoMet Study. The principal investigator of the Oslo-CoMet Study is professor Bjorn Edwin from The Intervention Centre. The picture shows Aasmund Fretland presenting the poster at the conference that gathered around 2500 international delegates.
"Holistic monitoring of indoor environment" project approved by Research Council of Norway
Research Council of Norway hosted an Idea Lab with the topic : "Towards a zero emission society". During 5 hectic days 27 selected researchers from different disciplines generated four project proposals. The project group behind "Holistic monitoring of indoor environment" included professor Ilangko Balasingham from The Intervention Centre. The research challenge in this projectis how energy consumption can be radically reduced by use of rapidly responding technologies and materials. (Photo:Forskningsrådet)
IVS hosted prestigeous two-day ‘hands-on’ course in neuro MRI
On January 13-14, 2014, the Nordic Chapter of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (http://www.ismrm.org/nordic/) with Kyrre E. Emblem (chair) and Atle Bjørnerud from the Intervention Centre organized a two-day ‘hands-on’ course in neuro MRI: Perfusion, Diffusion / DTI and BOLD-fMRI analysis at Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital.
Invited speakers where experts from the Nordic countries and they shared their knowledge on advanced neuro MRI with over 80 participants in total.
New PhD on Myocardial monitoring by epicardial ultrasonic transducers
On October 24 2013 Andreas Espinoza defended his thesis on Myocardial monitoring by epicardial ultrasonic transducers. Andreas Espinoza and co-workers have developed an ultrasonic system for attachment on the heart for continuous assessment of myocardial function during cardiac surgery. As the patients undergoing cardiac surgery are getting older, and the surgical treatment is increasingly complex, this risk for complications increase. Perioperative ischemia is an important predictor for adverse patient outcome. Echocardiographic assessment for early detection of myocardial ischemia is superior to ECG or hemodynamic monitoring, but is performed intermittently. Image from left: professor Erik Sloth, Institut for Klinisk Medicin,
Anæstesiologisk Afdeling, SKS, Aarhus universitet, Denmark, professor
Thor Edvardsen, Heart-, lung- and vessel clinic OUS and Institute for
Clinical Medicine UiO, Andreas Espinoza, PhD, professor Harald L.
Lindberg, Heart-, lung- and vessel clinic OUS and Institute for Clinical
Medicine, UiO
Inven2 Best Idea 2013 Prize to research on novel blood vessel segmentation
Rahul Prasanna Kumar, Fritz Albregtsen, Martin Reimers, Ole Jakob Elle and Bjørn Edwin, from The Intervention Centre and Institute of Informatics, won the 3rd prize for the “Inven2 Best Innovative Idea 2013” along with a cash prize of 10.000NOK. The winners were selected from
competition among 84 ideas and inventions. The project is titled “Fast and
user-friendly blood vessel segmentation method” and is part of Marie Curie EU
project, IIIOS. The work is on a novel blood vessel segmentation method, which
is shown to be much faster than commonly used techniques.See Inven2 for more info in Norwegian on the award.
New PhD on Collaborative Wireless Sensor Networks: Modeling and Analysis
On September 3 2013 Fatemeh Sadat Kazemeyni defended her thesis at Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science Department of Informatics and The Intervention Centre OUS, Faculty of Medicine. Supervisors were professors Ilangko Balasingham, Olaf Owe, Einar Broch Johnsen. Associate professor Elena A.Troubitsyna, Åbo Akademi University, Finland, senior researcher Sasitharan Balassubramaniam, Tampere University of Technology, Finland, and associate professor Ellen Munthe-Kaas, Department of informatics, University of Oslo were in the adjudication Committee.
Abstract: Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) consist of a number of nodes responsible for monitoring data and transmitting it to base stations. Power efficiency is an important issue in WSNs, because nodes are powered by batteries. An effective approach to improve the efficiency of WSNs is collaboration among nodes. In this thesis, we study the problem of applying rewriting logic for formal modeling and analysis of cooperative communication in terms of power consumption. Formal methods provide an abstract model of WSNs and can simulate and validate them, in spite of simulators which can not validate WSNs.
New MRI analysis technique published in Nature Medicine
In their report receiving online publication in Nature Medicine, investigators Kyrre E. Emblem and Atle Bjørnerud from the Intervention Centre present a new paradigm in cancer diagnostics by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) coined as Vessel Architectural Imaging, exploiting an intriguing and overlooked hysteresis effect in perfusion MRI that reveals new knowledge of tumor vessel type and function. Preliminary data show improved microcirculation and oxygen concentrations combined with reduced vessel calibers in brain tumor patients (glioblastoma) receiving anti-angiogenic treatment and the extent of this response correlate with survival. (Photo: Ram Eivind Gupta, OUS)
The King's Medal of Merit was awarded to professor Arne Skretting
Professor Arne Skretting is one of the pioneers of Medical Physics in Norway. He has a special focus on imaging technologies and dosimetry. Professor Skretting has established, developed and created interest for imaging technologies in hospital settings. He has also focused on patient safety within radiology and nuclear medicine. His achievements and extraordinary working capacity combined with knowledgeable insight has given him a unique position in Medical Physics, among collegues, physicians, bio-engineers and radiographers through many decades. Professor Skretting has been a popular mentor for Master and PhD students beside his clinical work, and has a large portfolio of scientific publications that has given him a strong reputation as a top scientist. He also has a special interest in PET research, and is an instrumental person within the Norwegian PET community. Image: Professor Skretting receives the Medal from Director of Clinic for Diagnostics and Intervention Eli Marie Sager during the One Day Honorary Symposium held at Oslo University Hospital on June 21 2013.
PhD on "New minimally invasive techniques in the treatment of patients with lesions in the liver: laparoscopy and extracorporeal high intensity focused ultrasound
On June 17th 2013 Airazat M. Kazaryan defended his thesis "New minimally invasive techniques in the treatment of patients with lesions in the liver: laparoscopy and extracorporeal high intensity focused ultrasound".
Laparoscopic liver resection has shown classical advantages of minimally invasive surgery over the open counterpart. In spite of introduction in early 1990-s only few centres worldwide adapted laparoscopic liver resection to routine practice. It was due to considerable technical challenges and uncertainty about oncologic outcomes. Various ablative techniques have been developed last 2 decades in parallel with laparoscopy. High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) attracts special interests due to its fully non-invasive nature.
The main goal of this thesis was to estimate and develop new minimally invasive techniques in the treatment of patients with lesions in the liver: laparoscopic surgery and HIFU. Image from left: professor Bjørn Edwin, Per Kristian Hol MD, PhD, Airazat M. Kazaryan PhD and professor Erik Fosse.
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